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Ground squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague exposure
L.A. NOWA ground squirrel in the San Jacinto Mountains has tested positive for exposure to the bacteria that can cause bubonic plague, the first discovery of its kind in Riverside County in almost a decade.... -
The Cutting Edge
When Dr. Amir Abolhoda recently performed robot-assisted lung cancer surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center — the first procedure of its kind in Orange County — it marked the latest leap in the fast-evolving field of robotics. The minimally...
Tags: Prostate, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Neck, Cancer
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Jeff Blatnick dies at 55; won gold in Olympic wrestling in 1984
Jeff Blatnick, who overcame cancer to win a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, died Wednesday. He was 55. Blatnick died of complications from heart surgery, USA Wrestling said on its website, citing a report...
Tags: College Sports, Human Interest, Television Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer
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Designer antibodies, nanoparticles, bacteria
When you pop a pill in the future, don't expect old-fashioned results. Thanks to new advances in the lab and a deeper understanding of the human body, drugs are becoming highly personalized and precisely targeted. And the hope is they'll also be more...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Biotechnology, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Mark Davis, Blood
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The New War on Cancer
It used to be that the cancer doctor’s toolbox contained three essential tools — a scalpel to cut out the disease, chemo to poison it and radiation to zap it.
But today that toolbox is bulging with new and better weapons.
“We’re...Tags: Religion and Belief, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer
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Tom Fuentes dies at 63; longtime O.C. Republican Party leader
Tom Fuentes, whose forceful leadership of the Orange County Republican Party confirmed it as an epicenter of GOP fundraising and political clout, has died. He was 63.
Fuentes died late Friday at his home in Lake Forest, family spokeswoman Kathy...Tags: Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Liver Cancer, Loretta Sanchez, Parties and Movements
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Pets and your health: the good and the bad
They cuddle and purr. And they shed. They wag their tails and fetch your slippers. And they shed. They never talk back and they never hold a grudge. And they shed.
There are obvious pluses and minuses to living with pets, not only with respect to your...Tags: MRSA, Tinea Corporis, Stress, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Blood Pressure Decrease
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New Avastin tests add to confusion over use in breast cancer
In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew approval for the cancer drug Avastin for patients with metastatic breast cancer — the late-stage, incurable form of the disease. The...Tags: Medical Research, Health Treatments, Heart Failure, Diseases and Illnesses, Biotechnology
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Christopher Hitchens dies at 62; engaging, enraging author and essayist
Christopher Hitchens, the engaging and enraging British-American author and essayist whose polemical writings on religion, politics, war and other provocations established him as one of his generation's most robust public intellectuals, has died. He was...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Martin Amis, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Fiction
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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has cancer
World NowREPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY -- President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina has become the latest Latin American leader to face cancer, officials announced Tuesday. Fernandez has thyroid cancer and will be undergo surgery Jan. 4, government... -
'House' recap: A cock and bull story
Show TrackerMartha Masters bends then breaks the rules to save the life of a young girl....
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